have you stopped to wonder why people give each other eggs at easter? the Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the death, but the festival is actually named after the goddess of the sun. Eostre, whose name is take from the East where she rises . In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was over and that a new life was about to begin. The rabit, due to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life. In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large numbers of eggs ( another symbol of new life) in the garden and children have to find as many they can. This is very like Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for individual children. At Easter, children have to be independent and look after themselves. In this way the hunt for Easter eggs represents the need for young people to go out into the world and make their own fortune